Alaska merged geophysical data grids

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Alaska merged geophysical data grids
Abstract:
Merged grids of residual magnetic intensity and apparent resistivity compiled from the East Styx, Farewell, Middle Styx, and Styx River geophysical surveys.
Supplemental_Information:
st_frl_mst_est: Geosoft format gridded data, ER Mapper format gridded data, ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, and keyhole markup language (.kml) data archive files. Note: these data are provided in both UTM Zone 5 - NAD27 and Geographic WGS84 projections. The data files were compiled from the East Styx, Farewell, Middle Styx, and Styx River geophysical surveys.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Staff, DGGS, 2016, Alaska merged geophysical data grids: Digital Data Series DDS 12, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.539294
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -151.691417
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 62.529860
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.511703

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 2007
    Ending_Date: 2013
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a raster data set.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 5
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -153
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
      False_Easting: 500000.000000
      False_Northing: 0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest .00000001
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest .00000001
      Planar coordinates are specified in Meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.40000000037.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698199999997.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    st_frl_mst_est
    Geosoft format gridded data, ER Mapper format gridded data, ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, and keyhole markup language (.kml) data archive files. Note: these data are provided in both UTM Zone 5 - NAD27 and Geographic WGS84 projections. The data files were compiled from the East Styx, Farewell, Middle Styx, and Styx River geophysical surveys. (Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) and contractor.)


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Funding for the originating geophysical surveys was provided by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys' (DGGS) Airborne Geophysical/Geological Mineral Inventory (AGGMI) program and the Alaska Strategic and Critical Minerals Assessment Capital Improvement Project. The geophysical surveys were managed by State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS). These merged grids were generated as part of the East Styx data collection contract. The survey data were collected, processed, and/or compiled by Burns, Laurel E., Graham, G. R. C., Stevens Exploration Management Corp., Anglo American Exploration (USA), Inc., Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp., Fugro GeoServices, Inc., CGG, Emond, Abraham M., Barefoot, John Delton.

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
    Metadata Manager
    3354 College Road
    Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
    USA

    (907)451-5020 (voice)
    (907)451-5050 (FAX)
    dggspubs@alaska.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays


Why was the data set created?

This electromagnetic and magnetic airborne geophysical survey data compilation is a product of the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys' (DGGS) Airborne Geophysical/Geological Mineral Inventory (AGGMI) program and the Alaska Strategic and Critical Minerals Assessment Capital Improvement Project. The goal of the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys' (DGGS) Airborne Geophysical/Geological Mineral Inventory (AGGMI) program is to enhance the understanding of Alaska's mineral resources and stimulate private-sector mineral development. The program seeks to delineate mineral zones on Alaska State lands that: (1) have major economic value; (2) can be developed in the short term to provide high-quality jobs for Alaskans; and (3) will provide economic diversification to help offset the loss of Prudhoe Bay oil revenue. Candidate lands for this program are identified on the basis of existing geologic knowledge, land ownership, and nominations from Alaska's geologic community. The AGGMI program and resulting new geologic knowledge are recognized worldwide and have encouraged millions of dollars of venture capital expenditures in the local economies of the surveyed mining districts. These venture capital expenditures have led to discovery and delineation of new mineral resources. The multi-year Strategic and Critical Minerals Assessment Capital Improvement Project (SCMA) was established to determine Alaska's geologic potential for rare-earth elements and other minerals that are essential for our modern, technology-based society. This program began in FY2012 with a data survey and compilation of existing information on rare-earth-element occurrences in Alaska, and expanded significantly in FY2013 to include additional critical minerals, re-analyses of existing samples, and obtaining new field and analytical data, including airborne geophysics.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2014 (source 1 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., CGG, and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2014, East Styx survey area: Airborne magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric data in line (point), grid, vector, and map formats, Talkeetna, Tyonek, McGrath, and Lime Hills quadrangles, south-central Alaska: Geophysical Report GPR 2014-5, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: scale 1:63,360, 1 DVD
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2014 (source 2 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., CGG, and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2014, Farewell survey area: Airborne magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric data in line (point), grid, vector, and map formats, McGrath and Lime Hills quadrangles, south-central Alaska: Geophysical Report GPR 2014-2, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: scale 1:63,360, 1 DVD
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2019 (source 3 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Graham, G.R.C., Emond, A.M., and Barefoot, J.D., 2019, Farewell electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric airborne geophysical survey data compilation: Geophysical Report GPR 2019-12, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 4 p
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2013 (source 4 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp., and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2013, Middle Styx survey area: Airborne magnetic, electromagnetic, and radiometric data in line (point), grid, vector, and map formats, Lime Hills and Tyonek quadrangles, southcentral Alaska: Geophysical Report GPR 2013-2, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: scale 1:63,360, 1 DVD
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2019 (source 5 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Graham, G.R.C., Emond, A.M., Barefoot, J.D., CGG, and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2019, Middle Styx electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric airborne geophysical survey data compilation: Geophysical Report GPR 2019-10, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 21 p
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    CGG and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2015 (source 6 of 9)
    CGG, and Fugro GeoServices, Inc., 2015, Farewell and Middle Styx survey areas: Project report, interpretation maps, EM anomalies, stacked multi-channel profiles, and other products of the airborne geophysical surveys, parts of the McGrath, Lime Hills, and Tyonek quadrangles, south-central Alaska: Geophysical Report GPR 2014-4, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 22 sheets
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2019 (source 7 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Emond, A.M., Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp., and Stevens Exploration Management Corp., 2019, Styx River electromagnetic and magnetic airborne geophysical survey data compilation: Geophysical Report GPR 2019-2, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 3 p
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2008 (source 8 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp., Stevens Exploration Management Corp., and Anglo American Exploration (USA), Inc., 2008, Preliminary final version of part of the airborne geophysical data from the Styx River Survey, southcentral Alaska: parts of Lime Hills and Tyonek quadrangles: Geophysical Report GPR 2008-2, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 5 sheets, scale 1:63,360
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

    Burns, L.E. and others, 2008 (source 9 of 9)
    Burns, L.E., Fugro Airborne Surveys Corp., and Stevens Exploration Management Corp., 2008, Line, grid, and vector data, and plot files for the airborne geophysical survey of the Styx River Survey, southcentral Alaska: Geophysical Report GPR 2008-3, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 27 sheets, 1 DVD
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution: Data collection, processing, and delivery

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 2013 (process 1 of 3)
    Gridded data - The gridded data from the East Styx, Farewell, Middle Styx, and Styx River geophysical surveys were merged. The diurnally corrected magnetic data for the Styx River area were adjusted for regional variations i.e. IGRF gradient, 2005, updated to the date of data acquisition and adjusted for altimeter variations. The East Styx, Farewell, and Middle Styx areas were adjusted using the 2010 IGRF model updated to the date of data acquisition and adjusted for altimeter variations. The residual grids of all the areas may, therefore, have different base values dependent on the IGRF model used because of the time elapsed between the flying of the first and last surveys. The grids were adjusted to each other prior to the final merge. The apparent resistivity grids for 56,000 Hz, 7200 Hz, and 900 Hz coplanar EM data were merged with no reprocessing, as general processing methods and more importantly background resistivity values for all frequencies have not changed since the Styx River (2007/2008) flying. The gridded data from the East Styx survey were merged with data from previous surveys flown in the Farewell and Middle Styx areas (2012 and 2013) and in the Styx River area (2007 and 2008) using Oasis Montaj techniques. Oasis Montaj has the capability to merge or stitch two or three grids together. The process requires overlap between adjacent grid areas. There is also the option of selecting different grid stitch techniques. For this project, the standard "Suture" technique with the "No De-trending" option was selected. The process requires selecting a "master" grid or the grid that all other grids will be leveled to. The grid that was published first is usually chosen and the grid from the most recent survey was selected as the secondary grid (i.e. the grid that will be DC shifted to the master grid).

    Date: 2019 (process 2 of 3)
    Boundary - DGGS staff constructed a boundary of the merged grid file. The grid boundary was constructed using Geosoft Oaisis montaj grid outline and map export functions. The boundary file is available in Geosft PLY ASCII format and ESRI Shapefile format.

    Date: 2019 (process 3 of 3)
    Google Earth KMZ files - DGGS staff created Google Earth KMZ/KML files from the grid files data using ESRI ArcGIS software.

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    Geological Survey of Canada, and U.S. Geological Survey, 2015, Yukon - eastern Alaska magnetic grid: Natural Resources Canada, Canada.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    All originating data met contract specifications with a few exceptions due to difficult operational conditions. These exceptions did not noticeably impact data quality. Additional detail about contract specifications and operational issues can be found in the metadata of the originating surveys.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    All originating data were positioned by DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) with an accuracy of 5 meters or better.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Helicopter and fixed wing geophysical surveys often have small data gaps that do not negatively impact the overall quality of the final products. Reference the metadata for each originating survey for specific details.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    These data originate from multiple similar geophysical surveys with different specifications. Reference the metadata of each originating survey for exact specifications.


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:
This report, map, and/or dataset is available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (see contact information below).
Use_Constraints:
Any hard copies or published datasets utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. In no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
    Metadata Manager
    3354 College Road
    Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
    USA

    (907)451-5020 (voice)
    (907)451-5050 (FAX)
    dggspubs@alaska.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    DDS 12

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The State of Alaska makes no expressed or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. In no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product.

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 26-Jul-2019
Metadata author:
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Attn: Simone Montayne
Metadata Manager
3354 College Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
USA

(907)451-5020 (voice)
(907)451-5050 (FAX)
dggspubs@alaska.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:


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